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Police close a road in Saxilby, Lincolnshire leading to a house which was raided in connection with the attack in Woolwich. Picture: Rui Vieira/PA Wire

Woolwich attack: Bloodied man filmed after killing named as Michael Adebolajo

One of men caught on camera after yesterday’s brutal murder of a soldier is thought to be former Romford schoolboy Michael Adebolajo.

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Police activity close to the scene where a man was attacked and killed in John Wilson Street, Woolwich. Picture: Nick Ansell/PA Wire

Woolwich attack: Police search flat in Greenwich

Police searched a flat in Greenwich and took away four people for questioning, following yesterday’s killing of a soldier in Woolwich.

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Genson Courtney murder: Two men jailed for life for shooting dead stepson of gangland celebrity Dave Courtney

Two men have been jailed for life for shooting gangland celebrity and author Dave Courtney’s stepson.

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Strike outside Copland Community School this morning (Thurs)

Teachers in Wembley strike over academy plans

Staff at Copland Community voted “overwhelmingly” in favour of action

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Police activity at the scene of yesterday's killing. Picture: Max Nashl/PA Wire

Woolwich attack: Met defends armed police response time

Armed officers were at the scene of yesterday’s “sickening” attack on a serving soldier in Woolwich within 14 minutes, it emerged today as police defended their response time.

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Prime Minister David Cameron making a statement on the steps of No 10: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Woolwich attack: Killing a ‘betrayal of Islam’, says PM

David Cameron has described yesterday’s brutal killing of a serving soldier as “a betrayal of Islam”.

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London Mayor Boris Johnson answers questions during his visit to Woolwich earlier today. Picture: Max Nash/PA Wire

Woolwich attack: Boris Johnson appeals for calm

The Mayor of London has urged Londoners to go about their lives “in the normal way” following the brutal killing of a serving soldier yesterday.

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Armed servicemen outside The Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich. Picture: Max Nash/PA Wire

Woolwich attack: Alleged killers most likely British citizens of Nigerian background

The men allegedly behind the brutal killing of a serving soldier in Woolwich yesterday are of Nigerian background, sources have confirmed.

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The scene in Woolwich where a soldier was killed. Picture: @Yusuf_Kayalar/PA Wire

Woolwich attack: One dead in suspected terrorist attack, suspects caught on camera

A man has died in a machete attack and two suspects are in hospital after being shot by police in Woolwich.

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Woolwich attack: Mother confronted suspect holding gun and ‘butcher’s tools’

A mother-of-two confronted one of the Woolwich attackers, warning: “It is only you versus many people, you are going to lose.”

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Police activity close to the scene where a man was attacked and killed in John Wilson Street, Woolwich. Picture: Nick Ansell/PA Wire

Woolwich attack: Government’s emergency committee meets

The Prime Minister has chaired a meeting of the government’s emergency response committee today after a man was killed in a suspected terrorist attack in Woolwich.

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Bakerloo line platforms at Edgware Road to shut while lift work carried out

The Bakerloo line at Edgware Road Tube station will be shut from this weekend until the end of the year so new lifts can be installed.

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Woolwich attack: School near site of killing ‘sought to have as normal a school day as possible’

The head teacher of a primary school close to where a soldier was killed in Woolwich has said the school’s priority has been “ensuring children have as calm and as normal a day as possible”.

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Government convenes crisis meeting over “truly shocking” Woolwich incident

The Prime Minister David Cameron has described an incident in Woolwich, in which an apparently serving soldier was killed, as “truly shocking”.

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Patrick, named because he arrived at Battersea Dogs and Cats Home on St Patrick's Day, had to undergo an emergency operation by Battersea's veterinary team after he swallowed a skewer.

Man’s best friend will eat £20 notes, phones, and tea lights, according to Battersea Dogs Home survey

Dog owners have been warned to mind their mutts after a London dogs home revealed man’s best friend has been known to swallow weird and wonderful items.

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Police activity close to the scene where a man was murdered in John Wilson Street, Woolwich. Picture: Nick Ansell/PA Wire

Woolwich attack: Two arrested in murder investigation after suspected terrorist attack

The Met Police have arrested two people in connection with the death of a man in a machete attack.

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Lucas Rosselli, one, from London, inspects a model landscape of London made from 2,186 sugar cubes. Picture: Geoff Caddick/PA Wire

Sweet! London skyline made out of sugar cubes

It might look sweet, but a sugar cube recreation of London’s skyline is not for eating.

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